The Lemon Twigs (brothers
Brian and Michael D'Addario) emerged in 2016 with their debut Do Hollywood,
which was praised by Rolling Stone for "toting hooky songs that stand out
for their intricate arrangements and delectable melodies" and NPR Music
who mused, "Like listening to music from a time that never was... a
baroque rock romp."A
musical conceived by the brothers, Go To School is an ambitious 15-track opus
written, recorded, produced and mixed by the pair at their home in Long Island,
NY. The album tells the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of Shane, a pure of
heart chimpanzee raised as a human boy as he comes to terms with the obstacles
of life. Todd Rundgren and the D'Addario's mother Susan Hall play Shane's
parents. The album also features contributions from Jody Stephens (Big Star)
and their father Ronnie D'Addario. Anyone
familiar with their debut will not be surprised to hear that their next release
is a full-blown rock musical. A little like The Who's Tommy, there is a
high concept, heavy-handed metaphor at the heart of Go to School: our protagonist
Shane is a young chimpanzee being brought up as a human. We follow him through
his home life, and into his even more troubled school life. The broad strokes
of the tale revolve around themes of identity, bullying, intolerance, love, and
the destructive power of its absence.A
15-track, hour-long opus that is never dialed down any lower than mildly
hysterical, it will trigger a fight or flight reflex in every listener. Much
like musicals on stage or on screen, the heightened reality this band provokes
is a balkingly strong flavour, their 70s prog/power pop obsessions having led
to concentrations of melody and bold, primary color instrumentation that
haven't been heard in decades.  UnderTheRadarMag.com The album is
dazzling in its ambition, not least because the Lemon Twigs are in
earnest.Go To School seems at first to have a lot in common with the
music of Sparks, which features another pair of brothers. Ron and Russell Mael
also have a theatrical streak and an impressive command of musical sounds and
styles, along with a propensity for sardonic lyrics and a deadpan delivery. The
DAddarios, by contrast, seem genuinely interested in sussing out the motives
of their characters, and they work to make them more than caricatures. That is,
for an operetta where no one questions why the protagonist is a chimpanzee
passing for human and attending high school. Anyway, the bully, Shane, his
parents: theyre complicated people, and the DAddarios are sympathetic
storytellers.True, its a batshit crazy
story, but the Lemon Twigs make it compelling, highly tuneful and undoubtedly
more memorable than an album of indie-pop songs would have been. 
PasteMagazine.comGREAT!!

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